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2/28/2009

I made nutella-oatmeal-cookies for this weekend. They smelled better before baking but still taste pretty good. And let's hope we get ice cream, cause these are cookies that yell for ice cream!(mine looke prettty much like the on Nicole's site, except I baked them only about 8 minutes or until they started flattening - they burn very quickly.

p.s. thanks alot for your comments on the tutorials I plan, and thanks for your ideas and questions, I will include them in my tutorials.

2/25/2009

2/24/2009

I didn't crochet much in the last days, I don't have enough time to and also needed to pause on the heads I've been talking of last time. I'm making two look-alike amigurumis, or humanigurumis and needed to know the eye color before I could continue. Now I know the color and will post some pictures tomorrow.

But the main thing is I plan on writing a few more tutorials. I already have plans for one on yarn, hook and tension. Another topic will be on the different ways to add a new yarn color and also on how to close the final holes of your dolls, like the holes at arms or heads or feet. Now the question I would like to know is if there are any big questions you always wanted an answer to? Concerning amigurumi of course, not life or the universe =^__^=

2/21/2009

as always the pattern comes in printer friendly black and white with detailed drawing like pictures.Crochet pattern in pdf format, designed for a E / 3.5mm hook and worsted weight yarn, written out in plain English.This pattern provides a stitch-by-stitch guide.

This pattern is for the intermediate crocheter or an advanced beginner with knowledge of crocheting in the round, increasing, decreasing and some time. Special stitches are explained particularly.Using a E / 3.5mm hook and the apropriated yarn you should receive a doll about 20 inches long from head to fin if you stretch her curvy tail. With unstretched tail she measures about 9 inches high.But keep in mind that the size of a finished doll strongly hinges on your yarn and hook.

Unlimited email support is included to help you create your dolls.Thank You!

and a very special thank you to Stacey from MysticDelights who did a great job in testing this pattern. Have a look at her mermaid. I love the yarn she used on the tail of her Gabrielle.

2/18/2009

was the third sentence the techician said when repairing my computer (I was watching tv while he pulled every single screw out of my laptop and disassembled the whole thing into pieces and obviously he was listening the commercials while I was watching with horror how my baby turned into hundred parts)Well, now I write this post on my laptop and everything seems to be fine again

2/17/2009

I can't really do much about pattern preparations at the moment (my laptop decided to "die", tomorrow a technician will visit me and hopefully do enough emergency repair so everything will be fine again). Anyway I crocheted a few more Betty Bats.

They cheer me up and remind me of spring and easter. Easter Bats? Why not. They're colorful and have happy faces. And therefore they make my face a happy face =^__^=

2/16/2009

This years Spring 2009 doesn't have too many projects in it that make me "want them to knit immediately" but there are stockings in there . . . yummie stockings, sexy stockings and stockings I will have to buy yarn for. I want them in a darker color, maybe a dark brown like pictured, and I don't have any dark sock yarn in my stash.

Bettie’s Lace Stockings by Hana Jason

Thanks for the advice on febreze, need to buy some, so long the new yarn will air out in my bath room a little longer, I'm just too afraid to toss it into the washer, but if airing out and febreze don't work out, it sound like a good solution.

today I was brunching with a few friends and one of them brought my two bags full of yarn. And good yarn! I like the colors. It's mainly wool/acrylic blends but it's enough to make a sweater from or a few amigurumis. There were also two sets of needles in there, one dpn maybe 4 mm and one circular maybe 2 mm, I haven't checked yet.The only thing that bothers me, it's all yarn from a smokers home, so it's a bit smelly, any ideas how to get rid of the smell? At the moment it's all lying in my bath tub, to check if there are little beings in there, don't wanna have moths!

2/12/2009

Gabrielle and Gabrielle the second =^__^= are finished and the pattern is checked, I write it down at the moment and edit last details. So it will be available very soon.

Anyway both are pretty tall for amigurumi. They measure 9 inches from head to bended tail end and (if I stretch the tail) 20 inches from head to fin. Their arms want to hug you and they have some lovely little sea stars attached to their tails. Sweethearts!

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2/03/2009

I have alot of time to spend on my computer and online. Being at home I also tend to order new stuff all the time. So it happens when I read Wendy's blog entry I quickly went to order the book on making bread she mentions. I need to admit I'm a little bit sceptical on "american" bread, since all I know about it is the typical stereo type of the only bread being made in the US is white bread. I know very dumb.I've been making bread myself for several years now and prefer the darker ones the ones with full corn in them and this book looks like a good one (but what tempted me was Wendy mentioning the pumpernickel.

What else will I be doing today? sleeping and sending email to work and maybe some crochet and watering the flowers, they look thirsty, now that I take a look at them.

2/02/2009

my trip ended on saturday late afternoon and I spend the rest of the day, namely about nine hours on the train to get back home. On the train I didn't crochet much, instead I have been reading. I also didn't crochet or latch hooked anything while being in Aachen.

But yesterday I spend the day continuing on the mermaid that broke my nice green crochet hook. I made little alterations to the upper body and I am about to publish the pattern for her soon. Who would have known this one would be out before my little critters?I also finished this lovely cute snail.

It's a design of Beth Doherty, if you know amigurumi, you know her stuff, It's awesome! She also has a few other patterns out and as she writes on her website there are more to come. I always loved her snails and was a bit disapointed to not find it in her book so I was even happier when I found her note on flickr about a pattern to come.Ain't it cute? and so small

Anyway today I spend the whole morning at the doctors office, I feel terribly sick. :o(

ABOUT ME

My name is Diana and I am passionate about crocheting, knitting and pattern designing. I also craft, bake, cook and rant.If you find something that inspires you, please brighten my day by letting me know.And if you find an error in one of my patterns, send me a gentle nudge so that I can fix it.